Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-29
THIRTY THOUSAND STRIKE
THE COAL TROUBLES ASSUMES Gl-
GANTIc PROPORTIONS.

Bag Sewers, Coal Trim,ners and Othe
Workman Effected BY the Strike.
New YORK, Jan. 2s-The threatene
longshoremens strike went into effect her
as predicted. At the various wharves alon
the river front but few men could be foun
who were willing 10 supply the vacant places
and what men did 90 to work were evidentl
unskilled in their labor, and were apparentl
working timorously, as if afraid of bein,
molested.
1t is estimated that the number of long
shoremen, coal handlers, coal boatmen
pilots bag sewers, coal trimmers and other
workmen on strike in this vicinity is 30. .OO0
divided as follows: New York city, Is, 600
Brooklyn, 5000; Jersey City, Hoboken
Weehawken and interior points of New Jer
say, 1000. Steamships will probably be
unable to leave port for two or three days al
least 1t is stated that the pilots who belong
to District Assembly 49, Knights of Labor,
have agreed not to pilot a vessel out of port
that has non union coal or men aboard.
At conference between the executive
| board of Assembly 49 and District Workman
Owens, of Poughkeepsie, it was decided to
ask all knights employed on the New York
Central railroad to refuse to handle boycott
ted coal. A great deal Of coal has been
coming into the city over the New York
Central from Newburg, where it is brought
by the Erie railroad There are rumors that
the railroad and coal companies are taking
steps to have the leaders Of the Knights of
Labor arrested for conspiracy.
The agents Of all the steamship companies
deny that they are affected by the strike
Nevertheless the Britanic, Of the White Star
line, which was to have sailed to-day, did not
leave, and is still in port.
Members OF the executive committee Of
District Assembly 49 called upon the COM
missioners of emigration, and demonstrated
against the manner in which the coal COM
paniei obtain emigrants to take the places Of
the strikers The companies, the committee
charges, make it a point to secure Poles,
Hungarians and ltali,ns under false pre-
lenses as to the nature of the work they are
to do and the amount Of pay they are to re-
ceive. After they are aboard the coal boats
they are not allowed to leave if they become
dissatisfied, and it is claimed they have been
struck by the Pinkerton men when attempt
ing to escape.
At Port johnson the Hungarians. the com
mittee claims, attempted to escape at night,
but they were hunted with dark lanterns an0
drawn revolvers and brought back At
Perth Amboy forty men wanted to leave
but were driven back by Pinkerton's men,
whom the receivers of the Jersey Central
road employed as United States deputy mar
sha)s.
A mass meeting of the workingmen was
held at the Cooper union yesterday evening
to protest against the action of the coal man
ayers and steam hip companies, and to take
measures that will lead to a speedy settle.
ment of the present difficulty. About 5000
persons were present and large police force
was present to preserve order. Hugh Gren
non presided He denounced Pinkerton'.
men for committing murder, and said II 3
workingmen mast keep on organizing.
The first speaker, Victory Drury, said ths
workingmen believe in speaking for thsm-
selves and working for themselves. Ths
principal evils with which they had to con-
tend and the evil that leads up to all evils,
is that the land was monopoli1ed; land WIS
created for all and not for spsculatcrs. 1t
becomes our duty to educate workingmen up
70 such a standard that it will be impossible
% keep them in subsection any longer He
concluded by saying: Push on, push on;
to-day we bleed, tomorrow we command"
government for protection, against the muir
derous onslaughts of Pinkerton's detectives,
and to bring the guilty persons to speedy
trial. John McMakin, chairman of the
United Labor party, denounced the action
Of Pinkertons detectives and said if blood
was spilled in the settlement Of the labor
question, the responsible parties were those
who pull the strings behind the curtain
f,,.yo i1ad la ahor bp said will ito
right, and if possible, will not be driven into
controversy with the organized authorities
But organized labor will not permit private
detectives to shoot down innocent women
and children. Organize I'D labor would not
permit it to continue any longer. There was
a time when a man will stand for his home
and family 1t was on the government alone
that rests the responsibility for most Of the
recent outrages.
I. B. Mcintyre, a prominent Knight of
Labor said it was surprising that the work
ingmen during the past few weeks have kept
their temper so we'll This was one of the
greatest countries in the world, but it was
the capitalists that own all the good things,
and when the workingman goes to look for
his share, thugs were hired to shoot him. He
trusted that not a single man would 60 back
to work until the fight was over.
James E Quinn, master workman Of Dis
trict Assemb y 40, said if private corpora
tions were allowed to engage armed forces to
protect, as it was said, its property, all
workmen would adopt the same plans to
protect their property. This was the work
of the home club No Pinkerton thugs would
be allowed to obstruct the labor Movement
in the future. The meeting was addressed
nv GaOrye Duncan and others
Sewing Girls Ordered Out.
CINCINNATI Jan. 2e.-The committee Wis
iting tailor shops in behalf Of the wing girls
striking Tor return from ten to nine hours
nowhere received satisfactory promises and
general strike of pressers and sewing girls
was ordered last night. About 200 employees
were effected by the order.
Strike Declared on.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S-The knights OF
Labor last night declared the strike Of the
photographer printers off. The men have
been out over four months
Prosecuted to Death.
PIIFsBURG, Pa, Jan. 2s.-Ernest McGin-
ley, aged thirty, Of this city, committed sui
eide by throwing himself from the Spring
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